Siege of Damascus (1511)

The Siege of Damascus (1511) was an action of the wars between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamelukes, who were backed by the Safavid Empire of Persia. The result was an Ottoman victory, but instead of taking over Damascus, they stopped a joint attack on Bursa.

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In 1511, Ottoman troops blocked the roads north of Damascus, crippling many of the city's northern trade routes. In spite of their truce, the Assassin Order had to side with the civilians affected by this blockade. They drew the army away from their position, but a detachment of Safavid soldiers from the East has filled the power vacuum north of the city, and yet were experiencing very little resistance from the Mamluks to the north. The assassins learned that the Safavids and Mamluks were planning a joint attack on Bursa, having sent spies into the Persian camp to find out the truth. The Safavid high command was stationed in Damascus as the personal guest of Sultan Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri. The Assassins assassinated their generals and crippled their command structure, preventing the attack.